Display cabinet



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DISPLAY CABINET Filed Aug. 31, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR 4 ATTORNEYill Patented May 21, 1929.

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Application filed August 31, 1928. Serial No. 803,230.

My invention relates to display cabinets and refers particularly todisplay cabinets containing a plurality of shelves.

In display cabinets, it is desirable that the display shelves be insteppedrelationship to each other in order that a maximum of commoditiesmay be displayed, that the shelves be readily removable and the numberof shelves changed when desired, that no unoccupied shelf supports bevisible, that the commodities be protected from dust and that the devicebe of simple construction and economic production.

The display cabinet of my invention possesses all of the abovementioned, and other desirable features, as will be evidenced upon aconsideration of my specification and its accompanying drawings.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating one form of the device of myinvention, similar parts are designated by similar numerals.

Figure 1 is a top view of one form of the device of my invention.

Figure 2 is a front View of the device of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section through the line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a perspective View of one of the shelf supporting members.

The particular form of the device of my invention illustrated in theaccompanying drawings comprises a casing having the bottom 10, the sides11, 11, the glass top 12, the lower back 13, the upper back 14, thebottom platform and the glass front 16.

The top 12 rests upon the front 16 and upon the mirror 17 and the back14. A pin 18 retains the top 12 from accidental displacement.

The front 16 rests upon the supports 19, 19, the lower portion of thefront 16 being retained in position by the strip 20.

A mirror 21 rests upon the platform 15 and the mirror 22. A mirror 23rests upon the bottom 10.

A tie-rod 24 connects the two sides 11, 11.

'Within the casing there are two series of stepped shelf supports, eachcomprising a base 25, the upper portion 26 of which is bent angularlyand has a recess 27 therein. A plurality of stepped shelf supports arefixedly attached to the base 25, each support consisting of a tread 28and a brace 29.

The base and the portion 26 are of such angular construction that thebase 25 rests upon the mirror 22 and the portion 26 rests upon themirror21. set-screw 30 passes through a hole in the mirror 21 and into the,

platform 15. v

Two of these series of step supports are positioned within the casing,as shown, the treads of the opposed steps being in the same plane.

A mirror shelf 31 rests upon each pair of opposed step treads 28, 28.

The drawings illustrate my device when in position for exhibitionpurposes.

WVhen it is desired to change the exhibited commodities the top 12 andthe front 16 are removed thus giving access to the shelves.

When it is desired to change the number, or position, of the shelves,the top 12 and the front 16 are removed. The set screws 30, 30 areloosened and the two shelf supporting members removed and a new pairintroduced and fixed in position by setting the screws 30, 30,afterwhich the front 16 and the top 12 are replaced.

It will thus be seen that my invention presents a device adapted toexhibit a plurality of commodities upon stepped shelves, in which accessto the contents is readily obtained, in which the number and arrangementof shelves may be quickly and easily changed and in which thecommodities are protected from dust.

I do not limit myself to the particular size, shape, number orarrangement of parts as shown and described as these are given simply asa means for clearly describing my invention.

IVhat I claim is 1. In a display cabinet, in combination, a casinghaving a bottom, a stepped back and two sides fixedly attached thereto;a removable inclined glass front to said casing; a removable top to saidcasing; a pair of removable stepped shelf supports positioned within thecasing, each shelf support comprising a base parallel to the casingfront,

the upper portion ofsaid base abutting upon 100 the upper face of theupper tread of the casing back. a plurality of stepped shelf supportscarried by each said base, means for removably attaching said base tosaid upper tread and a glass shelf supported by each pair of 105 alignedstep treads of the two shelf supports.

2. In a display cabinet, in combination, a casing having a bottom, astepped back and two sides fixedly attached thereto; a removableinclined glass front to said casing; 21. 110

removable glass top to said casing ;'means for removably attaching saidtop tosaid casing back; a pair of removable stepped shelf supportspositioned Within the casing, each shelf support comprising a baseparallel to the casing front, the upper portion of said base abutting;upon the upper face of the upper tread of the casing back, a pluralityof stepped shelf supports carried by each said base, means forreinovably attaching said base to said upper tread and-a glass shelfsupported by each pair of aligned step treads of the tWo shelf supports.

3. In a display cabinet, in combination, a casing having a bottom, astepped back and two sides fixedly attached thereto; a removableinclined glass front to said casing; a removable glass top to saidcasing'abutting upon the upper edge of said front and upon the upperedge of said casing back; means for reniovably attaching said top tosaid casing back; a pair of removable stepped shelf supports positionedWithin the casing, each shelf support comprising a base parallel to thecasing front, the upper portion of said base abutting upon the upperface of the upper tread of the casing back, a plurality of stepped shelfsupports carried by each said base, means for removably attaching saidbase to said upper tread and a glass shelf supported by each pair ofaligned step treads

